susan dudley, who headed the office during george w. bush, has been quoted as saying it is, quote, hard to know what the real impacts of regulations are. she was also unaware of any, quote, empirically sound way, unquote, to aelse is the impact that proposed rules have on jobs. and one of the many hearings held on this issue in the last congress, the majority's own witness clearly debunked the myth that regulations stymie job creation. christopher demouth with a very conservative american intersurprise institute said, quote, the focus on jobs can lead to confusion and regulatory debates and that, quote, the employment effects of regulation, while important, are indeterminative, end quote. the reins act is seriously flawed and it's -- at its very conception, based on the false premises that regulation kills jobs. ultimately it will only serve to needlessly heighten risks, the health and safety, financial and fiscal, of the american people. i strongly urge my colleagues to join me in opposition to h.r. 367 which i feel confident will pass